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Birthday September 22, 1885

• The temperature on September 22, 1885 was about 17.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
  • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
  • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Frank George Woollard, English engineer († 1957)
• 1885 » Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia († 1951)
• 1885 » Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1957)
• 1885 » Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library († 1940)
• 1887 » Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist († 1959)